أحمد محمد، شاب مسلم أمريكي من أصل سوداني، يبلغ من العمر 14 عاما، وهو طالب مجتهد في دراسته ويدرس في مدرسة في ولاية تكساس الأمريكية، ألقت الشرطة الأمريكية القبض عليه لاحضاره ساعة إلى مدرسته ليريها إلى مدرس الهندسة، وكان أحمد قد صنعها في بيته، وظنوا انها قنبلة وتم طرده من المدرسة ثلاثة أيام، وأثار ذلك عاصفة من الانتقادات في مختلف وسائل الإعلام. (ar)
On September 14, 2015, then 14-year-old Ahmed Mohamed was arrested at the MacArthur High School in Irving, Texas, for bringing a disassembled digital clock to school. The incident ignited allegations of racial profiling and Islamophobia from many media sources and commentators. The episode arose when Mohamed reassembled the parts of a digital clock in an 8-inch (20 cm) pencil container and brought it to school to show his teachers. His English teacher thought the device resembled a bomb, confiscated it, and reported him to the principal. The local police were called, and they questioned him for an hour and a half. He was handcuffed, taken into custody without permission to see his parents, and transported to a juvenile detention facility, where he was fingerprinted and a mug shot photograph was taken. He was then released to his parents. According to local police, the reason for his arrest was because they initially suspected he may have purposely caused a bomb scare. The case was not pursued further by the juvenile justice authorities, but he was suspended from school. Following the incident, the police determined Mohamed had no malicious intent, and he was not charged with any crime. News of the incident went viral – initially on Twitter – with allegations by commentators that the actions of the school officials and police were due to their stereotyping of Mohamed based on his Sudanese ancestry and Muslim faith. Afterwards, U.S. President Barack Obama as well as other politicians, activists, technology company executives, and media personalities commented about the incident. Many of them praised Mohamed for his ingenuity and creativity, and he was invited to participate in a number of high-profile events related to encouraging youth interest in science and technology. Although Mohamed was cleared in the final police investigation, he became the subject of conspiracy theories – many of them contradictory, citing no evidence, and conflicting with established facts – which claimed that the incident was a deliberate hoax. On November 23, 2015, Ahmed's family threatened to sue the City of Irving and the school district for civil rights violations and physical and mental anguish unless they received written apologies and compensation of $15 million. This lawsuit was dismissed in May 2017 for lack of evidence. The family also sued conservative talk show hosts Glenn Beck, Ben Shapiro, and another Fox News commentator for lesser amounts on the grounds of defamation of character. Both cases were dismissed with prejudice for First Amendment free speech reasons. In late 2015, his family decided to accept a scholarship from the Qatar Foundation and move to Qatar, partially because of unsupported accusations of terrorist links and continued harassment by conspiracy theorists. (en)
Insiden jam Ahmed Mohamed adalah sebuah insiden 2015 yang melibatkan tuduhan rasial dan Islamofobia ketika seorang bocah umur 14 tahun, Ahmed Mohamed, ditangkap di , Irving, Texas, karena mengirimkan sebuah benda yang disangka bom ke sekolah. Mohamed mengaku bahwa benda tersebut merupakan bagian-bagian dari sebuah jam elektronik dalam sebuah kotak pensil dan mengirimkannya ke sekolah untuk ditunjukkan kepada para gurunya. Guru bahasa Inggris-nya mengira jam tersebut adalah sebuah bom, dan melaporkannya kepada kepala sekolah. Pihak berwenang setempat dipanggil dan Mohamed ditanyai oleh polisi selama satu setengah jam. Setelah itu, ia dibawa ke kantor polisi dimana ia diambil sidik jarinya dan fotonya tanpa seizin orangtuanya. Ia kemudian dikembalikan ke orangtuanya. Alasan penangkapannya adalah atas tuduhan membawa bom. Kasus tersebut tidak ditindaklanjuti oleh otoritas keadilan berwenang; namun, Mohamed diskor dari sekolah. Berita dari insiden tersebut menjadi sebuah viral – awalnya di Twitter – karena beberapa komentator menuduh bahwa tindakan polisi dan pihak sekolah tersebut didasarkan pada latar belakang Mohamed yang dan beragama Muslim. Setelah Presiden AS Barack Obama, para politikus, aktivis, eksekutif perusahaan teknologi, dan pembawa acara media menyoroti peristiwa tersebut, Mohamed diundang untuk ikut dalam sejumlah acara tingkat tinggi yang berkaitan dengan pemahaman pemuda dalam ilmu pengetahuan dan teknologi. Setelah insiden tersebut, keluarganya memutuskan untuk berpindah ke Qatar karena meraih sebuah beasiswa yang ditujukan kepada Mohamed yang diberikan oleh . (in)
أحمد محمد، شاب مسلم أمريكي من أصل سوداني، يبلغ من العمر 14 عاما، وهو طالب مجتهد في دراسته ويدرس في مدرسة في ولاية تكساس الأمريكية، ألقت الشرطة الأمريكية القبض عليه لاحضاره ساعة إلى مدرسته ليريها إلى مدرس الهندسة، وكان أحمد قد صنعها في بيته، وظنوا انها قنبلة وتم طرده من المدرسة ثلاثة أيام، وأثار ذلك عاصفة من الانتقادات في مختلف وسائل الإعلام. (ar)
On September 14, 2015, then 14-year-old Ahmed Mohamed was arrested at the MacArthur High School in Irving, Texas, for bringing a disassembled digital clock to school. The incident ignited allegations of racial profiling and Islamophobia from many media sources and commentators. (en)
Insiden jam Ahmed Mohamed adalah sebuah insiden 2015 yang melibatkan tuduhan rasial dan Islamofobia ketika seorang bocah umur 14 tahun, Ahmed Mohamed, ditangkap di , Irving, Texas, karena mengirimkan sebuah benda yang disangka bom ke sekolah. (in)